*THIS IS A TRANSITION*
"Link, what the hell was that all about?!" Midna cried, jumping out of Link's shadow.
"Oh my gods, oh my gods," Link repeated under his breath, hysterics seizing him.
"Link!"
"You were right, Mida. You didn't mean to be, but you were. You were just joking, but you were right!" He paced back and forth, fingers running through his hair.
"What are you talking about?!"
"Zelda is my sister," Link exclaimed. When he said it out loud, though, it sounded completely ridiculous. He chuckled lightly at the thought, then began to laugh harder. "Zelda is my sister," he said between fits of laughter, and he just kept repeating it over and over again, trying to make it sound unreal. But he knew, no matter how unlikely or crazy it sounded, it was true.
"Link, don't be ridiculous!" Midna cried, flicking him in the forehead.
"I'm not!" He stared at her, locking eyes, making sure she saw his eyes clearly. Hers were dark and very pretty, and he was thrown off for a moment before shaking his head and returning his thoughts to the princess. "Look at my eyes and tell me they're not Zelda's too."
Midna looked at him critically, but something flashed on her face similar to realization. Still, she refused to believe it. "That's impossible. The Triforce goes to three random, unrelated people. The only reason it would go to siblings is if they're all triplets. That means you would have to be Ganondorf's brother." She crossed her arms. "And he was born hundreds of years ago."
"I'm telling you, she's my sister!" He wasn't going to let her tell him otherwise. "Midna, if Zelda and I are twins, then does that mean the King and Queen are my parents?!" He could barely contain his excitement as he grabbed Midna's shoulders. "Midna, I have parents! The Queen - my mother - died a few years ago, but - Oh, Farore - my dad is still alive!" His hands were shaking around Midna's shoulders, and he silently pleaded with his eyes.
He didn't have to say anything for Midna to understand.
"No."
"But -"
"Absolutely not, Link!"
"Pleaaase?" he begged.
"You've lost enough time as it is!"
"But family is important!"
"Saving the world is more important!"
"But we have time! You're not the boss of me!"
"Link, I'm serious."
"I am too."
And his face showed it. He'd never been more certain in his whole life. He had to see his father. He wasn't stupid - Castle Town had been in Twilight. And though that wasn't the king's fault (technically it was Zelda's), people would still think the depression and fear they felt was the king's fault. And if history tells us anything, it was all too likely that the king could be murdered at any second.
Not only that, but the king wasn't exactly the youngest person in the kingdom. Link didn't exactly have unlimited time to waste searching for the last Fused Shadow before going to his father.
His father.
His heart was set.
And Midna could see that.
She sighed. "Fine. You find your stupid dad. Go dilly dally and have a party and waste as much time as you want! It's not like the fate of two worlds are at stake!" With that she disappeared into his shadow.
